Random Australian Test Cricketers

[Drummond]

So who are the random Australian test cricketers over the last 15-20 years? The ones where you’re like, ‘Did they really represent Australia?’ Yes, yes they did.

I’ll start off with Bryce McGain.

Expand on your nomination as much or as little as you like. Fire away.

 

[Hamingja]

John Hastings.

Handy one day player picked as a specialist bowler in test cricket.

Unsurprisingly we conceeded 569 runs in the second innings and lost by over 300 runs and he didn't get a second test.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Peter George.

 

[Drummond]

John Hastings.

Handy one day player picked as a specialist bowler in test cricket.

Unsurprisingly we conceeded 569 runs in the second innings and lost by over 300 runs and he didn't get a second test.

Excellent. I called him John Pastings for obvious reasons. I’m not sure how he managed as many international games as he did, I guess at ODI level he was fine but Test cricket...yeah nah.

 

[Drummond]

Peter George.

2 meter Peter. Didn’t he get Sachin out?

 

[Scorpus]

Hilton Cartwright

 

[sherb]

Shaun Young.

 

[MJG14]

Beau Casson.

 

[Bob Neil]

Dan Cullen

 

[Shane Sheridan]

30 years, but Wayne Phillips.

 

[Cleavy]

if we're potting Victorians who played 1 more Test than I did, then I'll nominate Clint McKay

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Xavier Doherty ... and he managed 4 Tests!!!!

 

[Keith Ape]

Rob Quiney

 

[Pippen94]

Michael Beer with hair

 

[Pippen94]

Shaun Young.

Would be contender for batting line up these days

 

[Drummond]

Rob Quiney

I reckon I was at the test where he got at least 1, maybe 2 ducks?

Would be contender for batting line up these days

Dene Hills and Jamie Cox also. Those guys were all stiff.

 

[imagifED]

Graham Manou. Came in at Lords I think. Still remember watching the 09 Ashes on SBS (Channel 5 broadcast) as a young kid and hearing the name.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Xavier Doherty ... and he managed 4 Tests!!!!

Incredible to me. I played against him a lot as a junior - I wasn't even very good and I used to tap him around. He never got me out either.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Not last 20 years but Tom Groube.

A Kiwi who averaged under 10 in FC cricket, didn't bowl, didn't keep, and yet represented Australia in a Test match: https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5446.html

 

[Richard Pryor]

Xavier Doherty ... and he managed 4 Tests!!!!

Selected because Aus thought they'd identified a weakness to left arm spin in Pietersen. They overlooked O'Keefe the left-arm spinner who was dominating the shield and was the one who personally got KP out in the tour game for Doherty who was averaging well north of 30. Presumably O'Keefe's behavioural issues are literally the only reason Doherty got the nod and it's a bit depressing O'Keefe basically proved the doubters 100% right very shortly after getting into the Test team.

 

[BronCrow]

Does Scott Muller qualify?


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[Richard Pryor]

Peter George.

Feel Trent Copeland is a similar type of player. Also Joe Mennie.

 

[Fabab]

Was mcintyre from south australia given a test or did i imagine it?

 

[Santana]

Does Scott Muller qualify?


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I didn't realize how little cricket he played. Wow, only 30 first class matches, 8 list a

 

[Richard Pryor]

Was mcintyre from south australia given a test or did i imagine it?

Yep, pretty solid effort to get two Tests as a leggie in the midst of Warne v MacGill.